love this idea! We still have some 'bespoke' Barbie outfits and DD was into Barbie for all of about 20mins - y'know until her hair went frizzy and they all looked played with but were barely out of the box!
that is awesome - i cant tell u how many times DS says "but i can't find this piece' and shows me the instructions and it's some weird shape that woulda been made specifically for that 1 set and who knows where in the massive lego crate (or on the floor somewhere!) it is
oh these! i think if they weren't so cute, i would have less trouble parting with them myself (same with all the moshi monsters!) If it's been like a year since the kids played 'zoo' with them they could probably go though, huh?! maybe if i stick them in the 'to go' box, they'll rediscover them...
bwahaha -i can imagine my kids saying 'no you take it' to each other about the family albums!
we haven't had anyone at the time to pass things onto - DS was basically the last in our circle and we had the hand-me-dons and acrosses really and some of the ones i loved i ended up cutting into blocks and having a small sort of patchwork blanket/keepsake made - i dont know in the years since whether it got chucked out but at the time it helped me deal sentimentally and i thought it was a good idea even if it looked a bit kooky b/cos the colours and patterns were not exactly scrapbook paper pack coordinated!
I was not a Barbie girl at all. I wouldn't play with it. I remember once getting one for my birthday and giving it back saying I didn't like Barbies. I cringe about that now. But that was how much I was not into them.
